Once again my thanks to Andy Fox from Foxy Estates in San Miguel cornering this'll my attention

The taxi services from 9 local towns including San Miguel (and Orihuela who have 42 registered taxis) are to merge into one, so that taxis will be allowed to pick up from neighbouring towns, and when you ring for a taxi the nearest one from any of the 9 towns will be sent. This will hopefully mean fares between towns are reduced as there won´t be a surcharge for having the taxi taking you out of town (unless you leave the area covered by the 9 towns). The full area covers Orihuela, Pilar de la Horadada, San Miguel de Salinas, Bigastro, Benejúzar, Los Montesinos, Rafal, Jacarilla and Benferri. The new system should be implemented within 2-3 months.